World Happenings Briefly Told From Ottawa and Beyond
A UK to Canada news collage notes Ottawa offices receiving imperial distinctions and medals. Swiss peak feats and Newfoundland hatchery shipments to Vancouver region. Scotland sales and costs cited. British Empire Exhibition dates given as 1971-1924. Ontario debates speed laws and safety for pedestrians and horse drawn vehicles with a jail citation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viscount Walner
Board of Trade
House of Commons
Floc. Bless
Ontario
Woman jurors in Germany for first time in history
A fragmentary report notes women serving as jurors in Germany for the first time in a landmark court case in Hertin. The brief mentions two trial segments and ongoing proceedings amid a historic shift in legal participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hisiers
Hertin
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Instant Stomach Relief
Urgent claim for Pape's Diapepsin to quickly cure gas indigestion sour stomach and acid discomfort. Tablet taken after meals neutralizes flatulence belching and heartburn instantly with a small guaranteed price per package.
Empress of Scotland Crew Rescues Clintonia Crew at Sea
Chief Murray and volunteers aboard the steamship Empress of Scotland faced raging seas off the Canadian coral to save the sinking schooner Clintonia. They braved wind and waves with no external drivers, answering a call of humanity to risk their lives for fellow seamen.
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Roo
Lergdsta
Chicer Murray
Scotland
Abither Anu
Burt
Washington Post
Saving Waste Paper In Paper Industry Thrift Magazine
The paper industry aims to use 2 000 600 tons of waste paper this year to manufacture new paper. A major challenge is the waste paper shortage, and saving waste paper protects forests. Six tons of waste paper substitutes one acre of timber, illustrating conservation.
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United States
Thrift Magazine
Bedroom Plant Growth Question Sparks Health Debate
A reader notes that growing plants in a bedroom at night may be unhealthy because plants emit carbonic acid gas during darkness, reducing oxygen levels. The claim contrasts with daytime oxygen release and prompts discussion on indoor air quality and safety.
Pagan Funeral Bells and The Oils of the People
A historical snippet notes the pagan custom of tolling bells at funerals to ward off spirits and cites church usage since the sixth century. It then reviews Dr Thewis Eclectric Oil, praising its popularity and ongoing usefulness with many beneficiaries over the years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thewis
Seeing Without Sight Blind Student Exhibition in Chicago
A visually impaired Northwestern University student gave an unexpected public demonstration in Chicago. The account notes his interaction and reactions from onlookers, highlighting the performance and observers.
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Chicago
Aged 64 Relieved of Rheumatism by Dodd's Kidney Pills
Munson, Atta. Mr. A. J. Biermann, a respected local resident, testifies he suffered rheumatism for 18 months until eight boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills relieved him completely. He keeps them in the house and endorses the remedy as a natural way to aid kidney function and uric acid elimination.
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A. J. Biermann
Dodd
Munson
Mr. Biermann
Todd
The Wisdom of Austria Drives Credit Revival
The Austrian government loan has been oversubscribed twice in London as Austria rides from near bankruptcy to renewed credit. A World opinion notes that political crisis gave way to League of Nations planning which stabilized the currency and revived the economy, marking a cautious recovery.
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London
Austria
Europe
Russia
League For
League
New York World
Prize offer for device to render livestock unconscious
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in New York proposes a $10,000 prize for a mechanically operated device that will render wholly unconscious all sheep, cattle, and swine to be slaughtered before they are bled. The prize aims for a safe, sure, practical, and economical solution.
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American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Madison Avenue
Twentysixth Street
New York City
The Roosevelt Desk From the Endurance Ship Story
A garbled 19th century tale recounts the Franklin expedition, the USS Constitution era prize, and a desk made from timbers of the ship Endurance presented to Queen Victoria and later used in the White House by Theodore Roosevelt.
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United Sates
Beivain
Belch Franklin
Melviile Island
Davis Straus
Women Suffer in Silence From Impure Blood
Purported medical ad claims that women suffer from weak blood and lists Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure. Includes testimonial from a Brockville Ontario reader noting improvements during schooling and after having a baby. Offers mail order purchase at 40 cents per box.
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Toyo Brown
Watts
Kingston
Ont
Williams
Callegiate Institute
Ue Beventoen
Wpstairs
Wiliams
Dr. Wiliams Medicine Co
Brockville
Western Canada and Eastern Canada must rise together says Vancouver World
The Vancouver World notes that Western Canada and Eastern Canada gain by mutual recognition and joint prosperity. A Panama hat of the finest quality requires six weeks to make.
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Canada
Vancouver
California Fig Syrup Ad Warns Mothers on Constipation
An old advertisement urges mothers to use California Fig Syrup to ease a child's constipation with a teaspoonful. It claims the remedy sweetens taste, works within hours, and saves a sick child for tomorrow. It warns to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup to avoid imitations.
Your Teeth and Beauty Promise by American Dentistry
An unsigned piece extols American dentistry as the key to long lasting beauty and vitality. It argues decay harms appearance and mood, urges early correction of irregular teeth in children, and claims healthy teeth support facial structure and overall allure with vivid contrasts to dental neglect.
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United States
England sports star admits earlier circus years
Iord Lonsdale, famed English athlete, disclosed that in youth his passion for horses led him into the circus. He spent about a year and a half performing as a circus artist before returning to sport.
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Iord Lonsdale
England
Hall's Catarrh Medicine for Deafness Relief
Catarrhal deafness arises from inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube. When inflammation is reduced hearing may be restored. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is advertised to act through the blood to lower inflammation and aid natural restoration. Circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall'ss
HALL
All Druegista
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Giant German airship plane designs stun observers
British authorities reportedly possess details of Hugo Junkers monoplane capable of ocean crossing in a single nonstop flight. The craft houses up to a dozen engines totaling about 4 090 horsepower with wing tunnels for engine access and a sea takeoff and landing under a lifting hull, weighing near one hundred tons when fully loaded.
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Hugo Junkers
Result Amazing Says Mrs Mann
Mrs Alice Mann of Regina Saskatchewan praises Tanlic after recovering from post illness exhaustion. She details improved appetite strength and restful sleep after using Tantac and recommends the medicine noting her nerves have quieted and sleep is refreshing. Available from druggists.
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Mrs. Mann
Alice M. Mann
Robinson St. Regina
Airplane Seeding Trial for Grain Production Starts in California
Farmers in Tulare Lake district California plant grain by aerial seeding from planes, claiming seeds drop from 10 feet imprint and bury for sprouting. Method costs about $1 per acre versus former $140. Also notes Dr Thomas' Electric Oil as a remedy for sores, and a Uganda price anecdote on fowl, cloth, needles, and firewood.
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Manters
Vtulsre Lake, California
Uganda
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